Shakira - Oral Fixation vol. 2
List Price:
Our Price: $0.99
You Save: $17.98 (95%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Artist: ShakiraEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-11-29
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- How Do You Do
- DonĀ?t Bother
- Illegal (featuring Carlos Santana)
- The Day and the Time (featuring Gustavo Cerati)
- Animal City
- Dreams for Plans
- Hey You
- Your Embrace
- Costume Makes the Clown
- Something
- Timor
Music reviews of Oral Fixation vol. 2
Music Review: Finally Her Second English Album!
Rating: 5 Stars
It's been a long wait, her first English speaking album "Laundry Service" was released in 2001, 4 years ago and she joined the group of "Latino" singers like Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony and later Thalia and Paulina Rubio that successfully took the big step from the Latin to the global market and recorde a english album that become a commercial success. On "Laundry Service" she gave us many hits "Whenever Wherever" being the catchy uptempo top single, self penned "Objection" giving some tango influences and "Underneath Your Clothes" proving she was good on ballads too. Her English debut album, did have spanish songs too, something that "Oral Fixation vol 2" doesn't have. No, earlier this year she recorded a spanish speaking album with the suitable title "Fijación Oral Vol 1" that entirely had songs in Spanish, it was a good message to her old fans from Latin America, that her priority was still them, it was her first Spanish album since 1998. "La Tortura" feauring Alejandro Sanz was a massive hit all over Europe just the same. However, hearing her recording a follower to "Laundry Service" is far more exciting to me, since it is obvious that whatever she records in Spanish will sell well all over latin america anyway( and also in other countries). One thing that I was surprised with her 2 Oral Fixation albums though is that none of the songs appear on both albums, it's almost like 2 completely new albums in the matter of a few months or a double album released in 2 rounds, which is pretty amazing.
So, does she follow up her success with this album? Defenitely. This album is both strong, catchy and interesting. The major diffrence between her happy dance-pop debut is that many of the songs are very serious, still cathcy pop but the lyrics deal with subject such as faith, politics and relationships. The music itself is a mix of adult contemporary pop and latin dance vibes. On "How Do You Do" which is bound to became a massive hit, there are church choirs used, kind of like Enigma. It's a rock song and it's cathcy as hell. "Don't Bother" is almost equally good, it's about a competiting woman that think she's better then others cause she looks and acts like the "perfect" woman. Shakira even goes as far as saying "For you, I'd give up all I own, And move to a communist country". On "Illegal" Carlos Santana appears with some great guitar riffs. The song is about sadeness from a relationship "You said you would love me until you died, And as far as I know you're still alive". Another highlight here. "The Day and the Time" feautures Gustavo Cerati, it's a catchy midtempo. "Animal City" starts with her trademark hymns like on "Whenever" 4 years prior and it's very spanish influented musically "'Cause it's an animal city, It's a cannibal world, So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to bite you", I think it's about how celebrity status can be bad for a relationship and the animals symbolizes people that want to destroy it for you.
"Dreams for Plans" is another love song in a very slow pace though. It feaurues accostic guitars and feel like typical adult contemporary music. "Hey You" got this catchy starts with horns. it's a little jazzy, the hook reminds me of Petula Clark's "Downtown". It's a odd number here. "Your Embrace" is another romantic ballad, starting verse sais it all "Tell me, what's the use Of the twenty-four inch waist,If you don't touch me? Tell me, what's the use again Of being on TV every day,If you don't watch me?" "Costume Makes the Clown" It's another rather diffrent number, it starts very rocky and seems like a mix of rock and powerballad. "Something" is a slow number. Almost Katie Melua. The Closer "Timor" is one of the best songs, it's very unique for 2 reasons. It sound like some Neo-Disco that Kylie Minogue would be proud of, and it's a protest song. "It's alright, it's alright, The planet's split in three 'Cause I'll keep on selling records, And you've got your MTV" This part sais it all.
Overall, This is a fantastic album that proves that the 4 years away were well spent, it offers you meliodic pop-rock with some latin influnce but always focus on good lyrics and worhtwile hooks apart from beats and over-productions that others have done. Possibly one of the best if not the best pop album this year. Wether it will sell more then certain other pop artists, Shakira has archived much more by proving that she's a fantastic pop singer that can both make good albums in english and spanish and that she was far from a "One Album Wonder" with Laundry Service", If you like traditional pop music that is rich on variation, lyrics and melodies here you have the one album to buy for christmas. You won't get dissapointed.
Dance & DJ CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Dance & DJ CDs
J'ai Ete au Bal: I Went to the Dance, Vol. 1Release date: 1993-12-01; Music CD
Best price: $11.13
Price in other shops:
Fibre - Sub Aquatic MemoriesRelease date: 2011-01-14; Music CD
Best price: $0.99
Price in other shops:
Paul Schutze - Deus Ex MachinaRelease date: 1997-08-19; Music CD
Best price: $8.99
Chubb Rock, G-Man - Treat Me RightRelease date: 1996-12-24; Music CD
Best price: $6.97
Price in other shops:
Tangerine Dream - MelroseRelease date: 1990-09-25; Music CD
Best price: $24.14
Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors - StillpointRelease date: 1996-09-19; Music CD
Best price: $7.88
Price in other shops:
Ganga - River Of LoveRelease date: 2001-08-15; Music CD
Best price: $10.58
Price in other shops:
Karuna - Devotional SongsRelease date: 1997-08-13; Music CD
Best price: $13.64
Price in other shops:
Christian Bruckner, Eva M Hagen - Der Fall GreenfieldRelease date: 2006-08-25; Music CD
Best price: $16.96
Martin Schneider - Best of MaddinRelease date: 2003-12-08; Music CD
Best price: $18.04
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
Shakira - Donde Estan Los LadronesRelease date: 1998-09-22; Music CD
Best price: $7.89
Price in other shops:
Fergie - The DutchessBaker & Taylor; Release date: 2006-09-19; Music CD
Best price: $6.43
Price in other shops:
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn HillHILL,LAURYN; Release date: 1998-08-25; Music CD
Best price: $6.41
Price in other shops:
Gwen Stefani - Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Release date: 2004-11-23; Music CD
Best price: $5.77
Price in other shops:
Fijacion OralRelease date: 2005-06-07; Music CD
Best price: $13.88
Price in other shops:
Shakira - Sale El SolRelease date: 2010-10-19; Music CD
Best price: $6.63
Price in other shops:
Shakira - Fijacion Oral vol. 1Columbia; Release date: 2005-06-07; Music CD
Best price: $0.94
Price in other shops:
Shakira - She WolfRelease date: 2009-11-23; Music CD
Best price: $5.23
Price in other shops:
Shakira - Laundry ServiceColumbia; Release date: 2001-11-13; Published: 2001; Music CD
Best price: $5.80
Price in other shops:
Shakira - Oral Fixation Vol. 2Columbia; Release date: 2006-04-18; Published: 2006-05-12; Music CD
Best price: $2.65
Price in other shops: